Joshua Nass, a 34-year-old lobbyist from Charleston, South Carolina, was arrested in New York on March 14, 2026, charged with attempted extortion for allegedly hiring an enforcer to shake down a former client and his son for $500,000 in unpaid fees.
Alleged Scheme
Starting January 2026, Nass—founder of a lobbying firm—supposedly recruited a confidential witness to intimidate “John Doe 1” (former client) and “John Doe 2” (his son) after they paid $100,000 of a $600,000 contract but sought a payment plan. Nass reportedly rejected this as an “insult,” directing threats like assault, forced car abductions with masked men, or roughing up the son at his New York-area home. He was nabbed outside his hotel on Friday, the planned meetup…..